This list is for 2-weeks out. Go to the Ride With GPS calendar to see rides further out. This list includes all rides and events that have been listed in the Ride With GPS calendar.

This list is for 4-weeks out for weekly repeating rides. Go to the Ride With GPS calendar to see rides further out.

This list is for 12-weeks out for non-repeating rides. Go to the Ride With GPS calendar to see rides further out.

This list is for 30-weeks out. You don’t have to be on a tandem bike to attend a HOOTs Ride – More About HOOTs.

This list is for rides and events by other groups looking 12-weeks out. Go to the Ride With GPS calendar to see rides further out.

Rides by other groups (AKA Partner Rides) are not organized by Central Indiana Cycling and are not covered by our club member insurance. You can submit a Partner Ride here.

Central Indiana Cycling flagship rides can be found here. The flagship rides have paid registration, merch, and are each supported by a small army of volunteers.

Flagship Rides: 

• Bike to the 500
• Ride Across Indiana (RAIN)
• NITE Ride
• Hilly Hundred Weekend

You’ll find slow roll, neighborhood, and family friendly rides listed here. These rides are typically shorter and at a slower pace than the Fitness and Touring rides.

The best way to stay up to date in Central Indiana Cycling non-ride events and gatherings is to sign up for the email newsletter and follow us on social media – Facebook and Instagram.

Central Indiana Cycling events and social gatherings get cross-posted to the Ride With GPS calendar, so we don’t schedule events on top of big rides.

These views are not phone friendly but do let you get a quicker look at the year.

Calendar view of all events on the RideWithGPS calendar:

Non-members can join Central Indiana Cycling rides, but they are not covered by the organization’s excess medical insurance. Non-members must fill out the Non-Member Waiver Form before participating in a ride.

Non-members are encouraged to join Central Indiana Cycling, to support the planning, communications, ride leader training, website and Ride With GPS costs, and ride leader expense reimbursements. These costs are all covered by membership donations.

Members also have access to the Ride With GPS routes and turn-by-turn navigation linked to many of the organization’s rides. Knowing where you are going is important, and we don’t want you to miss a turn because you didn’t renew your membership.

Note – The Flagship Rides have separate insurance for all registered riders and volunteers. That said, some of the Flagship Rides have members-only discounts.

Ride With GPS is a mapping, ride calendar, and navigation program that Central Indiana Cycling uses to organize and share our Fitness and Touring Rides.

We have a club page on Ride With GPS, and Central Indiana Cycling members can link their profile to that page to gain access to useful ride navigation tools and our saved routes on the platform. When you join as a member, your welcome email will include a link to members-only benefits – including the link to connect to our Ride With GPS club account.

Central Indiana Cycling has over 1,300 routes on Ride With GPS, and most of the Fitness and Touring Rides include a route map that you can either navigate using the Ride With GPS app, or export and use with your Garmin or Strava. These routes are only available to Central Indiana Cycling members.

There are a couple of paths to becoming a Ride Leader. The group riding experience, bike handling skills, interpersonal skills, and leadership of a ride leader keeps those riding with them safe and builds the collective skills of the group in keeping each other safe while having fun.

1. Apprentice Path – Sign up to volunteer as a ride captain or sag rider on existing rides and flagship rides, and graduate with experience to co-leading rides. Ride leaders sometimes need a substitute ride leader if they are traveling or out of town, and that is an opportunity to practice being a ride leader with a ride and group that you are familiar with. Once you have gained experience, you can ask a Ride Leader to recommend you as a new ride leader for your own ride.
2. Cycling Skill Classes and the Ride Leader Training – This is the accelerated path to becoming a ride leader. You’ll need to complete at least one bicycle training basic course and participate in a ride leader training session. There will be one successful ride-along or co-led ride required after training, and then you’ll be ready to be a Central Indiana Cycling ride leader.
3. Combine Apprenticeship and Training Paths – You can mix and match. Perhaps you already have ride captain experience, but you still want to take the ride leader training. That works!

Email the Chair of the Ride Committee to learn more about becoming a Ride Leader, and for information about upcoming Ride Leader training.

If you’re going to join a group ride that has a paceline or peloton, common for weekly rides, you will want to learn some basics first. If it will be your first time riding in a group that has a paceline (AKA peloton), let the Ride Leader know that before the ride starts.

How to Ride in a Paceline

Paceline Riding Etiquette

Keep an eye out for Group Riding / Paceline Training Rides in 2026. We announce special training rides in the members-only emails.

Central Indiana Cycling believes that quality, pedal-assist e-bikes (Class 1, 2, & 3) are important for accessibility and including riders with different physical abilities. E-bikes function best on group rides when they are ridden pedal assist only, and the throttle (if available) is not used.

Low quality e-bikes (internet e-bikes, very low cost e-bikes) will have a lag or surge in their electric assist torque. Please do not bring a low quality e-bike to a group ride as they are dangerous for other riders.

Important Note – We do not allow e-mopeds, e-scooters, or e-motos to participate on Central IN Cycling rides. If your electric two-wheeled or three-wheeled vehicle has a throttle that can propel it faster than 20 mph without pedaling, it is not an e-bike.

Hilly Hundred e-Bike Guidelines – These are good guidelines for e-bikes on Central IN Cycling rides.

On all Fitness & Training Rides bike helmets are required. These can be fast rides, often with a paceline or a close riding group. Just like any organized ride or race, these rides REQUIRE that you wear a bike helmet to participate.

On Slow Roll and Neighborhood Rides, bike helmets are strongly encouraged and over 95% of the riders will be wearing a bike helmet.

The NITE Ride, Ride Across Indiana, and the Hilly Hundred REQUIRE bike helmets for all riders.

Old or damaged bike helmets will not protect you in the case of a crash. Bike helmets should be replaced every five years, if you notice any cracks, or if the helmet has struck the ground or another object during a crash.

The best way to protect your head is to avoid a crash, but in many cases – especially when group riding or when you are vehicular cycling in traffic – many variables are not within your control.

Vehicular Cycling – This is the type of cycling where an individual or group rides in the traffic lanes, as is legal in Indiana and most states. While vehicular cycling, the group follows the rules of the road and traffic signals as they apply to motor vehicles.

Many of the Fitness and Touring Rides are this type of ride, as group riding at higher speeds is not safe or appropriate for rail trails and greenways that are often busy with youth, people walking dogs, joggers, and other slower riders.

Indiana does not have a law allowing “Idaho” or “Yield as Stop” for bicycles, but there is a Dead Red Law that allows bicycle riders to continue through a red traffic signal – when safe and clear – if it hasn’t triggered for at least 120 seconds.

Partner Rides are organized, planned, and led by other groups, organizations, or cities. If a ride is listed as a Partner Ride, Central Indiana Cycling member insurance does not apply.

You should reach out to the ride organizer or organization of Partner Rides for any ride details or weather related announcements.